While Grandpa Bobby was searching for the smugglers, he did not want his son to know he was alive because he would have come to South America and done something dangerous on his father’s behalf. Grandpa Bobby explains that he decided to come to the Florida Keys when he saw his son on a news report.

Probably the main theme that emerges from the book, “Flush,” is the importance of standing up for what you believe in. Although Paine Underwood is a passionate man and does stand up for what he believes in, sometimes his over zealousness gets him into trouble.

Q: Many of your novels are inspired by real events. Is the sewage dumping in Flush based on a true story? Flush is set in the Florida Keys, where I have a home. Florida has always been a haven for outlaws and renegades, and also a place where dreamers come to make their fortunes or die trying.

Chapter Summaries FLUSH 8 Noah’s mom goes to a distant grocery store to avoid seeing people she knows and to avoid questioning about her husband’s t.v. interview. While she’s out, Noah views the tape of his dad on the news.

1 Answers. The climax in the novel, Flush, takes place when Noah sneaks aboard the casino boat where he meets Shelly. Shelly sneaks Noah into the bathroom, where the two simultaneously pour fuchsia dye into the toilets.

Resolution: Dusty is finally put behind bars and proved guilty. Later on Noah and his father figure out the Coral Queen was reopened, but shortly after it is burned down by arson at the opening party by Dusty’s own son!

Shelly is Lice’s girlfriend…… and Muleman’s former girlfriend. When Lice mysteriously disappears, Shelly helps Noah and Abbey with their plan to shut down the Coral Queen.

The main conflict in the novel, Flush, is Noah’s attempts to prove that the Coral Queen (a gambling ship) is illegally dumping waste into the waters at night and that his father was vindicated in doing what he did.

How did Noah get onto the Coral Queen the night of the plan? He hid in an empty liquor crate that Shelly had placed with the rest of the order and the crew carried him on board. 9.

Noah visits his dad again to let him know that he and Abbey witnessed the Coral Queen disposing its waste legally. Dad is confused by this but pleased to hear Lice agrees to help. Lice never shows up to retrieve the skiff, and Noah goes to his trailer.

What discovery does Noah make about the sewage tank when he is down near the docks late one night? He discovers that it is just a prop because it is rusted all the way through.

1 Answers. Noah and Abbey took Rado’s dinghy to the marina and pulled into the mangroves. Noah then walked across the thick black roots to the shore.

Thanks to the dye marking, the Coast Guard shuts down the Coral Queen immediately. When Noah and Abbey go to thank Shelly, they are surprised to find that Lice Peeking wasn’t killed or kidnapped, just scared into running away.

Noah and Abbey combined all their money and came up with fifty-seven dollars and sixteen cents which they would spend all on dye. They decided to buy fuchsia dye, perfect for Operation Royal Flush. They would buy food dye because it wouldn’t be harmful to the animals.

Abbey had a “touch” of the stomach flu and went to her room. Her mom goes to check on her and screams bringing Paine and Noah to her side. The screen is out of the window and the video recorder is missing. Paine goes out of the room and removes the ankle bracelet.

A deputy stopped by and Paine and Noah rushed to the bedroom to clamp Paine’s ankle bracelet back on. They got the bracelet back on just in the nick of time. He was charged with tampering with the court-ordered monitoring device – his ankle bracelet. Either the bracelet sent a signal or Dusty ratted on him…

They see Abbey in the middle of the road.

Why do Noah, Mr. Underwood, and Mrs. Underwood leave their house in the middle of the night? They left their house in the middle of the night to go looking for Abbey.

Jasper charged at Noah and punched him right in the eye and spit in his face. Noah felt like striking back but kept his cool. He remembered his father’s words that people who fight can’t win with their brains.

Why does Bull want to talk to Noah and Abbey? He wants to tell them that he beat up Jasper Jr. He wants to tell them that he wants to help nail the Coral Queen. He wants to tell them that the old man beat him up.